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Cybersecurity

OpenVPN 2.4 Evaluation Summary and Report

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Caleb Chen

Contents 1 Executive Summary2 Introduction2.1 Scope2.2 Approach2.3 Classification and Severity Rating3 Findings3.1 Summary of Findings3.2 Static Analysis Results3.3 Dynamic Analysis Results3.4 Detailed Findings3.4.1 OVPN-01: Sensitive authentication token not wiped on…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

The Intel remote vulnerability is much, much worse than you thought

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

The Intel remote vulnerability which was recently disclosed has been discussed in more detail, and it's much, much worse than you thought. It's not just that the Intel servers are…

Categories: Cybersecurity

UK government seeks expansion of mass surveillance “technical capabilities” via the Investigatory Powers Act

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The UK government is seeking an expansion to their mass surveillance powers on the Internet. The plans were leaked and released by the Open Rights Group. The draft rules were only officially circulated…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Florida judge rules that compelling a suspect to reveal smartphone pin passcodes doesn’t violate the Fifth Amendment

Updated on Aug 5, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A Florida judge has granted a motion to compel two suspects in an ongoing case to reveal their smartphone passcodes. Prosecutors were granted a motion to compel two defendants to give…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

Intel confirms remote code execution hole in Intel CPUs since 2008

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Caleb Chen

According to security researchers, media, and now Intel themselves, a security hole allowing remote code execution (RCE) has been present in Intel CPUs since 2008. The exploit was usable on…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

Lyrebird.ai is a new site that will allow anyone to “copy the voice of anyone”

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Lyrebird.ai, a new tech startup out of Montreal, Canada, promises to let you recreate anyone's voice with just a single minute of recording data. They even promise to be able…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

USPTO site downgrades to HTTP despite US federal government promise to adopt HTTPS on all websites

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The US Patent Office's (USPTO) website is now unusable with HTTPS as of April 21st, 2017. This has happened despite a 2015 policy from the White House that promised an HTTPS only…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

Russia threatens to ban VPNs and proxies that don’t censor whatever the government wants

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Censorship in Russia may soon be aided by the very websites and services often used to bypass it. Russia censors its Internet through the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere…

Categories: Censorship, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, VPN

With laptops banned onboard aircraft, your data is no longer yours if you fly

Updated on Jul 29, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

New US regulations ban laptops on board some aircraft, requiring laptops to be in checked luggage. One of the first things you learn in information security is that if an…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

NATO warns of IPv6 security concerns that network intrusion detection systems may miss

Updated on Jul 28, 2021 by Caleb Chen

IPv6 is currently being rolled out around the world, but IPv6 security concerns continue to pour in. Internet protocol version 6, or IPv6, is the successor to IPv4.  Recently, researchers…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News
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